McDaniel v. Woodard

LESLIE, Justice.

This is an appeal from the order of the trial court overruling the defendant’s plea of privilege. The plaintiff, F. H. Woodard, filed the original suit in Mitchell county against the defendant, Fowler E. McDaniel, a resident of Hale county, to recover damages accruing to him by reason of personal injuries inflicted on him through and by the alleged negligence of the defendant’s agent. The defendant filed his plea of privilege to be sued in Hale county, and the plaintiff duly controverted the plea, seeking to maintain venue in Mitchell county under exception 9 to the general…